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The NBA draft lottery: 14 ping-pong balls, and the right to pick No. 1 overall on the line

The NBA draft lottery: 14 ping-pong balls, and the right to pick No. 1 overall on the line

Sometime around 6 p.m. EDT Monday, locked inside a secure room with no way of communicating with the outside world, team executives and others will watch 14 ping-pong balls start to bounce inside a machine. The balls will be numbered, 1 through 14.
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Pacers look to secure series win over the Cavaliers

Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -6.5; over/under is 229.
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Thunder, Nuggets square off with series tied 2-2

Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -10.5; over/under is 220.
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Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin ejected after hitting Cavs' Hunter in the chest with a closed fist

Pacers' Bennedict Mathurin ejected after hitting Cavs' Hunter in the chest with a closed fist

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin was ejected in the first quarter of Game 4 on Sunday for hitting Cleveland Cavaliers backup De'Andre Hunter in the chest with a closed fist.
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Pacers build 41-point halftime lead and rout Cavaliers 129-109 for a 3-1 series lead

Pacers build 41-point halftime lead and rout Cavaliers 129-109 for a 3-1 series lead

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers spent two days looking for solutions against top-seeded Cleveland. On Sunday, they delivered an emphatic answer.
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Thunder rally in fourth quarter to tie series with Nuggets

Thunder rally in fourth quarter to tie series with Nuggets

DENVER (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder finally outplayed Denver in crunch time, beating the Nuggets 92-87 on Sunday to knot their second-round series at two games apiece.
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Pacers tie NBA playoff record by jumping out to 41-point halftime lead against Cavaliers in Game 4

Pacers tie NBA playoff record by jumping out to 41-point halftime lead against Cavaliers in Game 4

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers tied an NBA playoff record by building a 41-point halftime lead Sunday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against top-seeded Cleveland.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 points and leads Thunder past Denver 92-87 to tie series 2-2

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 points and leads Thunder past Denver 92-87 to tie series 2-2

DENVER (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets at their own game Sunday.
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Warriors, Knicks will try to bounce back from home playoff losses with another chance in Game 4

Warriors, Knicks will try to bounce back from home playoff losses with another chance in Game 4

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Without Steph: Those words keep coming up for the Golden State Warriors.
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Clank! Nuggets and Thunder combine for 25 points, tied for fewest in 1st quarter of NBA playoff game

Clank! Nuggets and Thunder combine for 25 points, tied for fewest in 1st quarter of NBA playoff game

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder couldn't wake up their slumbering offenses in an early Game 4 tip on Sunday, resulting in a record-tying bad start to an NBA playoff game.
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